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| Tested positive for Meth??? | 7/10/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: Inderal La, zantac, synthroid, norco, zanaflex, asprin, niacin, and a mulitvitamin and i came up ...
A: I am giving below a list of drugs which may cause a false positive. Just match it with the ...
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| Supplement | 7/4/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: Salman, COuld you please tell me what the difference between Glucosamine and Glucosamine Sulphate ...
A: Chondroitin sulfate is a polysaccharide made up of linear repeating units of D-galactosamine and ...
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| Supplement | 7/3/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: Salman, COuld you please tell me what the difference between Glucosamine and Glucosamine Sulphate ...
A: Glucosamine Sulphate is one of the forms of Glucosamine. The other form - Glucosamine HCL- has not ...
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| positive methamphetimine urine test | 6/21/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: I have an elderly friend (in her eighties) who was admitted to the hospital with sped up speech and ...
A: Following oral administration, peak methamphetamine concentrations are seen in 2.6-3.6 hours and the ...
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| What is Ibuprofen Forte | 6/19/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: My girlfriend was in detox for 4 days getting off pain killers and soma. When she was having pain ...
A: Ibuprofen Forte is a non-narcotic pain killer. It is one of the first choice drugs for not very ...
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| Pomegranate & High Blood Pressure | 6/15/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: My husband takes Tritace 5mg and Lapitor 20mg everyday for blood pressure and cholesterol . At the ...
A: There should be no problems with this but as pomegranate juice has only recently been readily ...
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| glutamine | 6/6/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: mohd, i was looking at protein supplements lately and saw that the one i was about to buy ...
A: a number of amino acids including Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine show characteristic patterns of ...
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| tetanus shot | 6/6/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: first of all thank you so much for your effort to make people informed about Aids and make mind ...
A: During manufacture, donors are screened for any diseases, then various processes are used for ...
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| tetanus shot | 6/5/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: first of all thank you so much for your effort to make people informed about Aids and make mind ...
A: The link you have given is not working. Please copy the article, paste on MS Word and send me at ...
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| mixing medicines | 6/4/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: Is it safe to take Folic Acid, Omega 369 & Cipralex? What woudl be the best dosage of Omega 369 per ...
A: Yes, its safe to combine the three. There is no clear cut recommendation on dosage of Omega 3,6,9. ...
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| addicted to nicotine lozenge | 6/2/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: This is pretty embarrassing, but I quit smoking 3 years ago and to aid the withdrawals I used Commit ...
A: Commit contains nicotine and has the same adverse effect as nicotine taken via smoking, but they are ...
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| Need help with homework, career questions | 5/31/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: I need your help with a project that requires me to interview a science profession. Can you help me ...
A: I am answering these questions for interview for faculty position at middle level in a paraclinical ...
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| Need help with homework, career questions | 5/30/2009 | Dr Mohd Tariq Salman |
Q: I need your help with a project that requires me to interview a science profession. Can you help me ...
A: I cannot understand from your question whether you are interviewer or interviewee, for which ...
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| Medication Side Affects | 5/21/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I am taking synthroid and digoxin every day. The last couple years my feet and lower legs swell ...
A: Synthroid should not do this and neither should digoxin. However, it could be that you are not ...
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| B12 Readings | 5/20/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I have just had my vitamin b12 readings done and they are 275. Is the normal range 200-900?? I have ...
A: Like your doctor I can say you have not got B12 deficiency.You have stated the normal range ...
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| Adipex - Phetermine | 5/16/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I'm looking for a doctor in Tallahassee, fl that prescribe this medication for obese patients.
A: As far as I know you can be prescribed this drug by any doctor in Florida but many are reluctant to ...
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| depression medication | 5/13/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I have a question pertaining to medication used to treat depression. I was medicated from 1994-2000 ...
A: This combination of antidepressants was away over the top (without the others?) in my opinion and I ...
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| possible kidney failure | 5/12/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: recent blood tests indicate that my father's kidneys are not functioning as well as they used ...
A: Drinking plenty water or watery fluids is the best way to help. I would not add any extra vitamins ...
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| Safety of Zetia | 5/11/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Have heard some negative issues about Zetia......I would like you professional opinion in regard to ...
A: Zetia should only be used in certain severe cases of hypercholesterolaemia and usually in ...
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| Xanax | 5/9/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I was prescribed Xanax. I have read up on Xanax and it also can give someone what one article ...
A: Xanax munchies is much more common when this drug is abused rather than used for clinical ...
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| Plavix | 5/6/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I am a recent post stent pt.(3/18/09)right coronary artery that was 99% blocked(only symptoms were ...
A: You did, most likely, have a heart attack but probably not in the conventional sense. I have to ...
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| Pomegranate interaction w/ b.p. meds | 5/4/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I take Benicar and Norvasc. I read about pomegranate interaction with cal-channel blockers, and ...
A: Pomegranate has a similar interaction with some drugs as grapefruit juice but it is not usually very ...
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| sulfa drugs | 5/3/2009 | Joe Haynes, R.Ph., MBA |
Q: A couple years ago I used a dye on my hair that contained PPDA (para-phenylenediamine)and developed ...
A: Lee- Yes, sulfacetamide is a sulfonamide and can cause the same allergic reactions. Sulfonamides ...
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| sulfa drugs | 5/3/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: A couple years ago I used a dye on my hair that contained PPDA (para-phenylenediamine)and developed ...
A: PPDA is not a sulpha compound and as you say is completely unrelated to them. Sulphur is an element ...
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| instead of imitrex | 5/1/2009 | Joe Haynes, R.Ph., MBA |
Q: A few times a month I'll get a headache that I'd really rather do without. Fortunately, the ...
A: Vascular type headaches like yours sometimes respond well to caffeine (either coffee, soda, Excedrin ...
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| WELLBUTRIN | 5/1/2009 | Joe Haynes, R.Ph., MBA |
Q: I WAS TAKING WELLBUTRIN FOR A LONG TIME 10YRS, I JUST LOVED IT FOR ADD AND MY MOOD. BUT I HAD A ...
A: Antidepressants work a little differently for everyone. Unfortunately, there is no other drug ...
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| opioids and chocolate | 4/29/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Is it true that opioids are found in raw chocolate nibs? And what is the percentage found if it is?
A: As far as know there are no opioids in chocolate. However, substances in chocolate stimulate the ...
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| Distinguishing between new use and metabolite burn off | 4/24/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I have a boyfriend that was doing UA's in a community corrections facility. He admitted to use of ...
A: As you know already marijuana metabolites can be stored in the fat cells and released over a long ...
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| Use of polymaltose ferric hydroxide Iron (III) for six months+side effects to zinc levels?? | 4/23/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Hallo,i was taking feric hydroxide polymaltose iron+Folic acid at age of 13 because i had iron ...
A: I cannot really see, in view of my first answer, why you are worried. Even though there was a ...
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| wellbutrin | 4/21/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I recently started taking wellbutrin for depression and was wondering if it was possibly affecting ...
A: This is not a recognised effect of Wellbutrin but is common with some other antidepressants. I would ...
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| Mom & Meds | 4/19/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: , You helped me recently with a question related to the use of Amitiza for my mom. Caucasian: 81YO; ...
A: Yes, it is the same. It can cause aspiration pneumonia when used for a long time and in a recumbent ...
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| Mom & Meds | 4/18/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: , You helped me recently with a question related to the use of Amitiza for my mom. Caucasian: 81YO; ...
A: As you know I have no experience with lubiprostone but from my knowledge of it it may help top ...
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| Use of polymaltose ferric hydroxide Iron (III) for six months+side effects to zinc levels?? | 4/15/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Hallo,i was taking feric hydroxide polymaltose iron+Folic acid at age of 13 because i had iron ...
A: I think this is my first question from Greece - we love Santorini and Athens. Appended is a ...
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| Alprazolam | 4/14/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Galbraith, I have social anxiety disorder. My doctor put me on Alprazolam, which helped my SAD, but ...
A: I tend to agree with you here as clonazepam is not as good as alprazolam for SAD. I also partially ...
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| Elevated AST and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim | 4/8/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Good afternoon, Dr. Galbraith. I just finished taking the antibiotic sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim ...
A: Yes, this ntibiotic can cause an elevation in some liver enzymes but this is generally nothing to ...
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| brith control and anitbiotics | 4/7/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I was wondering if two and two go together, will my birth control still be effective with ...
A: Antibiotics can decrease the effectiveness of the OCP and it would be prudent to use some other ...
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| hi | 3/27/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I have to take geodon for depression and anixety and I have pre diabetes , will geodon give me type ...
A: Checking your blood sugar occasionally while on Geodon will settle your mind and if necessary the ...
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| Penicillin VK | 3/26/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: Dr. Galbraith, I had a bad infection of a tooth and had it removed by an oral surgeon on 1-27-09. ...
A: Sometimes antibiotics cause wheat are called, superinfections, of the gut and this could be the ...
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| false positive on urine test | 3/24/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: my childrens mother left my kids with me two and a half years ago because the department of social ...
A: Dextromethorphan is similar in some ways to methadone but in a properly conducted analysis there ...
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| Can Lithium Cause Diverticular Disease? | 3/23/2009 | Dr Alan Galbraith |
Q: I am 22 years old, and have been experiencing regular abdominal pain and bloating for several years. ...
A: I have done a literature search and can find no reference to lithium causing diverticulosis. It can ...
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